Chapter 227: Meeting
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After the feast, Gandalf pulled down his old face and asked Eldron to help translate the ancient runi on the map, and finally calmed Thorin for the time being? Oak Shield, but Thorin's non-cooperation still angered Gandalf, but when he remembered the big thing he had planned in his heart, Gandalf still endured it, but his heart was unhappy for sure.
Gandalf, who was unhappy, came to the conference hall under the leadership of Eldron, and along the way, Gandalf was chattering and complaining about Thorin's rudeness, recklessness, and arrogance, but when Gandalf saw a beautiful figure waiting there in the conference hall, Gandalf's mood instantly changed a hundred and eighty degrees.
Galadriel, one of the rulers of the Golden Forest of Roslorian, the queen of the Noldor elves, the keeper of Nanya, the water ring of the Elven Three Rings, and the most powerful elf of the Third Age, she was once one of the leaders of the Noldor elves who rebelled against the Lord God and left Amen, and the last of them to remain in Middle-earth. She is known for her incredible beauty, great strength, and infinite intelligence, but also some arrogance and willfulness.
Galadriel is the most noble of the elven women, and is a fusion of the three top elven bloodlines. His father, Fernafin, was the High King of the Noldor, his grandmother was the sister of Ingwe, the High King of the Vanyas, and her mother was the daughter of Okorondi, the High King of the Telleris.
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In this continent of Middle-earth, which values both strength and blood, Galadriel has impressed everyone with her beauty and strength, including Gandalf.
"The years may have changed me, but Lady Rorian has not changed (Lady Rorian, Lady of the Golden Forest, Galadriel is the leader of the Golden Forest of Roslorian, hence the honorific title)."
Galadriel's arrival made Gandalf's mood very good, and he felt that his heart, which should not be unstable, suddenly became agitated, which made him look at Eldron with satisfaction, "I didn't know that Lord Elon had invited you here. He said politely, but Gandalf still gave Eldron a "well done" look.
However, the next person made Gandalf's happy mood fall to the bottom in an instant.
"It's not him, it's me."
An emaciated old man in a white robe appeared before Gandalf's eyes.
"Saruman...
As soon as he heard the voice, Gandalf knew who it was, who would Saruman be if he hadn't been against him for 10,000 years? But when he thought of the other party's identity and strength, Gandalf still had to sort out his expression, forced a smile, and bowed slightly to Saruman.
Saruman, along with Gandalf, is one of the five witches sent to Middle-earth by the Lord God. The five wizards are the white-robed wizard Saruman, the gray-robed wizard Gandalf, the brown-robed wizard Redagast and the two blue-robed wizards Romethano and Moreda, but the two blue-robed wizards went to the east to help the people there resist the darkness, so now there are only three wizards in Middle-earth, Saruman, Gandalf and Rydagast.
Saruman is very powerful, he is the most powerful of the five wizards, he established Esinger, and is also the speaker of the Holy White Council, the Holy White Council is an organization in Middle-earth against the dark lord Sauron, composed of wizards and elves, in addition to Saruman, there are Gandalf, Redagaste, Galadriel, Eldron and the shipbuilder Chirdan, there are very few members, but each of them is not ordinary, either the sub-god Maia, or the lord of a country, it can be said, The entire Council of the Holy White wielded half of the power of Middle-earth.
Saruman and Gandalf are at odds, because in Saruman's opinion, Gandalf has great potential, although Gandalf is not as good as himself now, but he will definitely catch up with himself in the future, and Gandalf's friends are very extensive, the lord of Roslorian Galadriel, the lord of Rivendell, Eldron, the dwarven royal line of Irubor Turin, the royal line of Rohan and the royal family of Gondor are all Gandalf have a friendship behind him, which will become Gandalf's helper in the future, which makes Saruman feel Gandalf's threat to him, so as long as there is a chance, Saruman sought out Gandalf's stubble, and even went so far as to put Gandalf to death.
"You seem to have been busy lately, my old friend, Gandalf."
Sitting opposite Gandalf, Saruman looked at Gandalf's eyes with a hint of dissatisfaction, Gandalf's recent actions made Saruman feel a hint of crisis, so, as soon as he opened his mouth, Saruman was unkind and asked, "Tell me, Gandalf, do you think no one knows about your plans and arrangements?" ”
"No one notices? No, I'm just doing what I feel is right. Gandalf was helpless, all the signs of the past were that the darkness was about to return, but because Saruman did not deal with him, Saruman not only did not help himself, but also did nothing, watching the darkness come back, which made Gandalf quite annoyed, but helpless.
Fortunately, the elven queen Galadriel on the side understood Gandalf very well, "That evil dragon, is he the one who has been bothering you?" Gandalf? ”
Although Galadriel was not entirely right, Gandalf nodded, "Yes, ma'am, Smaug may not be loyal to anyone, but his power is too great, and if Smaug mixes with his enemies, they will use Smaug to cause terrible consequences. ”
"Enemies?" Saruman snorted coldly,
"Gandalf, the enemy has been defeated, Sauron has been defeated, and he can no longer regain his full strength."
"That's right, Gandalf." Eldron on the side also disagreed with Gandalf's opinion, "For four hundred years, we have enjoyed a peaceful life, and this is the peace that we have worked so hard to get by careful precautions. ”
"Peace? Are we at peace? Trolls have run down from the mountains, attacking farmers, destroying dealers, orcs attacking us on the way, the dark forests have been filled with evil and disgusting spiders, and there are even rumors of necromancers resurrecting in Dolgodo... ”
"Necromancer? Who told you that? Saruman directly interrupted Gandalf's words, you know, the only person in Middle-earth who can evoke the dead is Sauron.
"Ridagast."
"Ridagast?" Saruman sneered, and his whole body relaxed again, "Don't mention Ridagast to me, he's an idiot, he's eaten too many mushrooms, those things messed up his brain... ”
Saruman chattered about discrimination against Radagaste, which made Gandalf very helpless, but Galadriel, who was on the side, noticed a hint of abnormality, "You brought something, Gandalf, it was given to you by Radagaste, found it in Dorgodo, show me." ”
Gandalf pulled a wrapped sword from his bosom and placed it on the table.
It didn't even take to open the package, Eldron had already noticed the evil aura.
"What is this!?"
"Mordor's relics." Galadriel's face became much more solemn.
The Cave Sword, Sauron's Ringwraith's Head, and Angmar's Witch King's Sabre. Sauron was defeated, the Witch King of Angmar also died, and the body and weapons were sealed, because of fear, so this seal was indestructible and almost impossible to open, but how could this sword appear here!?
"Tell me about your plans, Gandalf, what you've been ... Plan. ”
Saruman wanted to dismiss Gandalf's speculation, but as if he remembered something, he sat down again.
Yes, Gandalf had a plan all along, and it started a hundred years ago.
Four hundred years ago, the various races of Middle-earth united to defeat Sauron, they believed that peace had come, but only Gandalf did not think so, he thought that Sauron was not wiped out and would come back again, so while others enjoyed the time of peace, Gandalf continued to travel around Middle-earth, eliminating the dark forces little by little.
Until a hundred years ago, Gandalf went into Dolgoto, where he found the dying Thorne II, also known as Thorin? It was at that time that Gandalf, the father of Oak Shield, was given a map and key to the Lonely Mountain, and it was at that time that Gandalf determined that Sauron was the master of Dolgodo.
Gandalf returned to the White Council and urged for war against Dolgodor, but was vetoed by Saruman, by which time Sauron had already been defeated and disappeared, Saruman did not believe that Sauron would appear in Middle-earth, and in desperation, Gandalf began to plan to eliminate Smaug, because it was also a threat, Gandalf did not want Smaug and Sauron to help each other, do not ask why, because they would definitely do so.
That's how Thorin is now? Oak Shield's lonely mountain adventure plan.
Listening to Gandalf's story, everyone became more and more convinced of Gandalf, but not Saruman, which made him more vigilant and determined to get rid of Gandalf.
"You help Thorin? The oak shield is right. Galadriel listened and gave Gandalf a high degree of approval, "But this adventure has apparently alarmed some unknown forces, I'm not sure if it's Sauron, maybe some other force moving in the shadows. ”
"Yes, there have been some anomalies lately, including the country to the south." Eldron agreed.
"The country to the south? Rohan? Gandalf was a little surprised, did something happen to Lohan? That was the main force he had prepared to deal with Sauron in the future.
"No, it's not Rohan, it's a country called Great Qin."
"Great Qin?"
Gandalf has always been committed to eradicating the darkness, so he knows a little about every place in Middle-earth, because there may be allies and enemies there, and this requires Gandalf to know everything about it, but now a new country has appeared, a completely unknown country, or in such a special time period, which can't help but worry Gandalf.
"Could it be ... The expansion of the dark Ones? Gandalf was a little skeptical.
"No, we're not sure." As the person who has the most contact with the Great Qin Empire, Eldron definitely has first-hand information, "I haven't seen the dark forces in that country, but... ”
"But what?"
"But that country ... It's very warlike, their army is strong, and although we don't want to admit it, we... Not their opponents. (To be continued.) )